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- Calvin's Quiz #475 - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 23 12:07AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-11-14, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 8, Round 2 - Geography - Southeast Asian Cities Please see the map: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-2/sea/map.pdf We name a city; you give the letter nearest to its location. 1. Surabaya. 2. Kuching. 3. Dili. 4. Denpasar. 5. Chiangmai. 6. Kuala Lumpur. 7. Yangon (formerly Rangoon). 8. Hanoi. 9. Singapore. 10. Manila. There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to try them for fun, but for no points. 11. Ub Puv Zvau Pvgl (sbezreyl Fnvtba). 12. Znaqnynl. 13. Onatxbx (nyfb xabja nf Xehat Gurc). 14. Ivragvnar. 15. Wnxnegn. 16. Cuabz Crau. 17. Wnlnchen. 18. Zrqna. * Game 8, Round 3 - Sports - 40 Years Ago: the Montreal Olympics 1. Name the then Montreal mayor who was quoted as saying the Olympics could no more lose money, or could no more have a deficit, "than a man could have a baby". 2. The winner of a silver medal in the men's high jump was also Canada's flag-bearer in the closing ceremonies. Name him. 3. The country which finished second in the medal standings, with 40 golds and 90 medals overall, was later found to have run an extensive doping program. All of those medal performances still stand. Which country? 4. The Olympic stadium (nicknamed the "Big O" or, inevitably, the "Big Owe") was unfinished at the start of the games, including lacking the promised retractable roof. When did the stadium finally get roofed (plus or minus 2 years)? 5. The velodrome, home to Olympic cycling events, was transformed in 1992 into a conservation center for plants and animals. What is the name of that facility? 6. Five American boxers won gold at these games, perhaps the greatest boxing team ever assembled. Name *any* member of that team. 7. Name the American who set a world record in winning the gold in the men's decathlon. 8. A 20-year-old American appearing in his first international meet at the '76 games won the gold in the 400 m hurdles. He went on to win 144 consecutive races, and won a second gold in the event in 1980. Name him. 9. Finnish runner Lasse Viren defended his double gold from 1972 at the Montreal games. Name *either* of the events he won gold in. 10. Name the undisputed star of the games, a 14-year-old gymnast who scored 7 perfect 10's and won 3 gold medals. -- Mark Brader "It flies like a truck." Toronto "Good. What is a truck?" msb@vex.net -- BUCKAROO BANZAI My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Feb 22 06:30PM > assists him in defeating his enemies. This character was > so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their > Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her. Cortana > * D. Literature: Wordsworth et al. > D1. Wordsworth's most popular work begins, "I wandered lonely > as a cloud." Name the flowers that give the poem its name. Daffodils > magnum opus "The Prelude" upon his death in 1850 concluded > the period. It included works by Wordsworth and *which > poet friend* of his, who he dedicated "The Prelude" to? Samuel Taylor Coleridge > to punch him. Their feud grew, and he refused to return > in the sequel to reprise his role as Bosley. Name either > him or her. Drew Barrymore? > The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought. > Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face. > Name either actress. Jamie Lee Curtis?? > on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a > World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting > in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship. General Belgrano > F2. Two days later, Argentine forces responded by sending > an Exocet missile into a British destroyer, with the loss > of 20 lives. Name the British ship. HMS Sheffield |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 23 12:02AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 7 is over and GARETH OWEN is the winner by a scant 5 points. Congratulations! > toenails. Please see the 2-page handout at: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-9/ungu/lates.pdf > 1. No gnus would be bad news. Which picture shows a wildebeest? L. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 2. An alpaca? E. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 3. A Barbary sheep? I. 4 for Bruce. > 4. A mouflon? C. 4 for Bruce. > 5. An oryx? G. 4 for Bruce. 3 for Calvin and Pete. > 6. An okapi? D. 4 for Joshua, Don, Erland, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 2 for Pete. > answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.) All answers > are one word except as noted. > 7. A (decoy) Hartebeest. > 8. B (decoy) Guanaco. > 9. F (decoy) Chamois. > 10. H. Tapir. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, and Bruce. > 11. J -- two words. Water buffalo. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 12. K (decoy -- two words) Cashmere goat. > 13. M (decoy) Llama. Pete got this. > 14. N (decoy) Kudu. > 15. O. Impala. 4 for Don. > 16. P. Warthog. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. > Europe in the 1800s, now grows in ditches, canals, and > marshes, and degrades wetlands by choking out native species > that provide animal and bird habitat. Name it. Purple loosestrife. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > to 5.5 m tall, with white flower clusters similar to Queen > Anne's lace, and can form a flower-head almost a meter wide. > The sap is a severe skin irritant. Name the invader. Giant hogweed. 4 for Don. > * B. Canadiana: Tall Buildings > B1. Name the building which is currently the record-holder for > tallest residential building in Canada, at 78 stories. Aura (at Yonge and Gerrard). > little moniker for the 80-story skyscraper to be built at > the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor. What is its name? > Be fully exact. The One. (Both words needed.) The One, obviously, is at 1 Bloor St. W. Meanwhile, the 76-story skyscraper on the southeast corner, or 1 Bloor St. E., is already nearing completion and *its* marketers have now decided to name it... "One Bloor". Sheesh. > C1. The protagonist of the Halo series is almost always referred > to as Master Chief. Either give his real name, or just name > the specific type of enhanced super-soldier that he is. John-117, Spartan-II. > assists him in defeating his enemies. This character was > so popular that Microsoft used her name and voice for their > Windows Phone virtual assistant. Name her. Cortana. 4 for Gareth. > * D. Literature: Wordsworth et al. > D1. Wordsworth's most popular work begins, "I wandered lonely > as a cloud." Name the flowers that give the poem its name. Daffodils. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Gareth. > magnum opus "The Prelude" upon his death in 1850 concluded > the period. It included works by Wordsworth and *which > poet friend* of his, who he dedicated "The Prelude" to? Samuel Coleridge. 4 for Gareth. > to punch him. Their feud grew, and he refused to return > in the sequel to reprise his role as Bosley. Name either > him or her. Bill Murray, Lucy Liu. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Bruce (the hard way). > The actress playing the mother won. On set they fought. > Some say one of them passed gas in the other's face. > Name either actress. Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger. ("Terms of Endearment".) 4 for Joshua (the hard way) and Dan Blum. > on May 2, 1982, when British submarine HMS Conqueror sank a > World War II vintage cruiser of the Argentine Navy, resulting > in the death of 323 crew members. Name the Argentine ship. ARA General Belgrano. "Belgrano" was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Gareth. > F2. Two days later, Argentine forces responded by sending > an Exocet missile into a British destroyer, with the loss > of 20 lives. Name the British ship. HMS Sheffield. 4 for Dan Tilque and Gareth. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Spo His Lit Ent Can Sci Cha SIX Gareth Owen 0 30 26 32 40 4 0 20 152 Joshua Kreitzer 23 16 28 28 40 4 8 12 147 "Calvin" 15 24 17 21 24 0 23 12 124 Dan Blum 26 10 20 28 20 8 20 8 124 Pete Gayde 24 27 28 8 16 4 17 0 120 Dan Tilque 28 20 32 8 4 0 16 12 116 Marc Dashevsky 20 12 20 20 16 4 -- -- 92 Peter Smyth 12 31 14 12 20 0 -- -- 89 Erland Sommarskog 24 8 16 3 16 0 8 4 76 Don Piven -- -- -- -- 20 8 24 8 60 Bruce Bowler -- -- 12 4 -- -- 36 8 60 Jason Kreitzer 0 0 8 8 32 0 -- -- 48 -- Mark Brader | "If I quoted each [part] that had serious problems, Toronto | [the author] could sue me for copyright infringement." msb@vex.net | -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Feb 22 07:08PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes: > This is a Quiz Quilt in the manner of Robert Jen, but not exactly. 1. 2. 3. CEILING 4. INNOCULATION 5. PHAROAH - OK, you're just picking words I can't speel now 6. ACCOMODATION 7. OCCURENCES 8. MINATURE 9. APOCRYPHAL A. OCCIDENTAL B. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 22 07:31PM -0800 On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 4:40:53 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Of all the countries in the world, this small one in Asia has > the longest name where, as it is spelled in English, vowels > and consonants alternate for the entire name. United Arab Emirates > One is schist. The other tends to be more boldly striped; > what's it called? > 3. Hillary Clinton seems to have bumped into a glass one after all. Ceiling > definition you use) for "vaccination". Looking at the word's > etymology, you might think it involves an injection into the > eye; but, thankfully, it doesn't. Inoculation > 5. This was the title of the ancient Egyptian monarchs. Pharaoh > the upper or lower case letter O. > 8. This may refer to a model or statue of something or someone, > specifically one that's considerably smaller than the real thing. Miniature > dubious at best. > 10. An oil company takes its name from this word, the opposite of > the traditional geographic term Oriental. Occidental > 11. Give the quilt answer. Unicameral, on the diagonal. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 22 07:44PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Of all the countries in the world, this small one in Asia has > the longest name where, as it is spelled in English, vowels > and consonants alternate for the entire name. United Arab Emirates > 2. Two principal types of metamorphic rock are formed from granite. > One is schist. The other tends to be more boldly striped; > what's it called? gneiss > 3. Hillary Clinton seems to have bumped into a glass one after all. ceiling > definition you use) for "vaccination". Looking at the word's > etymology, you might think it involves an injection into the > eye; but, thankfully, it doesn't. inoculation > 5. This was the title of the ancient Egyptian monarchs. pharaoh > It can also refer to a compromise to settle a dispute; still > another meaning refers or to a person's way of adapting to a > situation such as a disability. accomodation > 7. Fill in the blank: in this sentence there are five _____ of > the upper or lower case letter O. occurances > 8. This may refer to a model or statue of something or someone, > specifically one that's considerably smaller than the real thing. miniature > Bible, but not in some other versions; and, more generally, > it refers to "facts" that may be well known but are, let's say, > dubious at best. apocryphal > 10. An oil company takes its name from this word, the opposite of > the traditional geographic term Oriental. occidental > 11. Give the quilt answer. Damifino. Must have two or more answers wrong. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 22 11:25PM -0600 Dan Tilque: > occurances Hmm. I wrote: | 1 point each (half a point if misspelled) Good thing I didn't think of making it a quarter-point if there was a second error in the same word. -- Mark Brader | "...it's always easier to see the mud when it's Toronto | coming toward your side rather than from your side." msb@vex.net | --Mike Kruger |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Feb 22 06:27PM > 1 Head brand goods are primarily associated with which sport? Tennis > 2 The disease quinsy is inflammation of which part of the human body? Skin? > 3 In what language was "The Communist Manifesto" written? English > 4 Which planet did JG Galle discover it in 1846? Neptune > 5 Which actor portrayed English aristocrat John Morgan, who is > captured by Sioux Indians, in the 1970 film "A Man Called Horse"? Dustin Hoffman > 6 "The Bare Necessities" is a song from which 1967 Disney animated > film? The Jungle Book > 7 What is the capital city of Bali? Bali?? > 8 The "Ode to Joy" is part of the final movement of which Beethoven > symphony? 9th? > 9 What sport appears in the NATO phonetic alphabet? Golf > 10 Which British university is often known by the acronym KCL? Kings College, London |
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